Clothesline pulley



' Petenied oei. 19, 1937 f UNITED STATES 9,096,224. -cLoTHEsLlNE PULLEY Joseph Honore Horace Ct, Montreal, Quebec, 'v

Animation Meren 12,1936, serial Ne. 68,507 l In Canada May 27. 1935 loops across the rim of the wheel. These' loops conne the line to the wheel rim. Further, theyV have each an expansible joint that permits large knots in the line to force themselves through rather than arrest movement of the line.

The "parts are suspended by a shackle joined to the center of the 4wheel and^side pieces bya singlepivot pin. No other fastenings are required, so that the device is readily dismantle merely by removing this one member.

V '20 'I'he invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the following description and in the ascompanying drawing vin which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pulley: Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view'thereof; Figure 3 is a detail section; a

Flgure4 is a diametrical cross section; and Figure 5 is 'a perspective view of/ one ofl theV guards.

` Reference to these views will now be made by .30 use of like characters that are employed to designate corresponding partsthroughout.

The pulley wheel is indicated by the numeral I in Figure 4, and it will be seen that its rim 21s grooved at 3 to retain the clothes line. 'I'he wheel has a hub 4 at the en ds of which are provided side )pieces or guards as shown more clearly in Figures 1and5. .f

Each guard is a wheel-like member having spokes 5 and a circular `rimb.' The rim' is rabbetted at 'l to-receive an edge of the wheel Arim 2, and has its inner surface curved lat 8in continuation of the groove 3.l From opposite points of each guard extend semi-circular members 9 for a purpose presently t'o be described;

'I 'he members 9 of opposite guards join one another by means of a tongue I0 and groove. II to form a slip joint. Theguards are held to the pulley wheel I by a slip I2 enclosing `the parts, all being held together by a. pin I3. The outer v:so end'oi' the shackle is formed as a loop I4V similar to the loops 9, 9. This end also has an eyelet I5 for suspension from a hook or nail in the usual manner. f v

The uses and advantages of the invention will 55 now be described. An inexpensive and, durable the appended claims.

pulley is provided, inasmuch. the guards require no fastening rivetsv but merely the central PATENT oi-ififclliv pivot pin I3. Theloops 9, 9 prevent the clothes line from running off the pulley in addition to,

the guiding action of the groove 3 and continued surfaces 8 thereof.

In this connection, the loops 9, 9 are also ex- Vpansible at their slip joints I0, I-I to permit passage of large knots in`the clothes line, so that such knots do not stop the line.

Further, the device is readilydismantled-by re- Vmoving the single pivotpin' I3. Finally, the

structure is considerably strengthened by the side pieces or guards.

Preferably, the side -piecest have pairs ofv lugs I6 straddling the sides ofthe members I2 to pre- 1 vent rotation of the side pieces and spacingpi'ns I'I to prevent pressure on the pulley. e

. Although a specic embodiment of the\inven' I tion has been illustrated and described it wiii be understood that various'alterations in the details ofconstruction may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as indicated by I What -I .claim is:-/ 1. A clothes line pulley comprising a wheei,.cir

cular side pieces at opposite sides of said wheel and adjacent to the rim of said wheel, and semil circular-extensions from said pieces, the extensions from each piece engaging those from the.

otherl-.piece-.ito form loops over' the rim of -said wheel,ithe mutually engaging extensions having .a slip connection with each other expansible along the width of the respective loop to p ermit enlargement thereof. f

2. -A 'clothes line pulley comprising 'a wheel, circular side pieces at opposite sides of said wheel,

mutually engaging extensions having av slip connection .with -each other lexparisible along. the

Width of therespective loop to permit enlargev ment thereof, the rim of said wheel vhaving a rope groove, saidside pieces overhanging said rim and having surfaces in continuation of said groove.A

3. A clothes line pulley comprising a wheel, circular side pieces at opposite sides of said Wheel,

and semi-circular extensions from said pieces, Athe exte ons from each piece engaging those from the other piece to form loops over the rim of saidf wheel, said rim having a running groove and the internal diamete of said vloops several times greater than that of said rim, the mutually engaging extensions having a.v slip connection with each other expansible along the width of the `respectiveloop to permit enlargement thereof, the rim of said wheel having a rope groove, said side pieces overhanging said rim and 'having surfaces '2 f spaans@ in continuation ofl said groove, a shackle straddlingl said wheel and side pieces, a pivot pin l passed through saidshackle 'and the centers of said wheel andpieafthe outer end of said shaekle` forming a loop similar to the tint named 

